Research ArticleOriginal Research
Patient-Centered Care is Associated with Decreased Health Care Utilization
Klea D. Bertakis and Rahman Azari
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2011, 24 (3) 229-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100170

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2011, 24 (3) 229-239; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100170
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